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Published November 19, 2009 04:01 pm - Kids of all ages have the opportunity to see the long-loved tale of Peter Pan through Dec. 12 at The Mansion Theatre in Branson. The production stars Tony Award nominee and Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby in the title role. “It’s great fun,” Rigby, now in her mid-50s, said of the part she’s played off and on since 1984. Branson producers think Broadway's Peter Pan is good fit w/ Peter Pan video & Cathy Rigby interview audioBy Dave Woods
dwoods@joplinglobe.com BRANSON, Mo. — Rylie Hagston has a big imagination. “It would be cool to fly,” the 4-year-old Branson girl said as she waited for the curtain to rise on a recent performance of the musical “Peter Pan.” Rylie, who also loves pixie dust, was excited about seeing Tinkerbell and Captain Hook on stage. “Captain Hook is scary, because he can hook everybody,” she said. Rylie knows Peter Pan flies with the help of “strings,” but that didn’t bother her. “She’s at an age where she’s very imaginative,” her dad, Charles, said. “She still believes in all this stuff.” Rylie’s mom, Stacy, remembers having the same reaction to the tale of the boy who refuses to grow up when she was a child. “I remember wanting to fly, too,” she said. “Rylie wants to fly so bad. She even has the wings at home.” A few rows back in the theater, Brenda Goodman said she has also fantasized about taking to the sky. “I want to try that flying,” the 57-year-old Canadian said. “They would have to get a bigger rope for me,” she laughed. Goodman said her memories of seeing Disney’s 1953 animated version of “Peter Pan” made her want to take in the musical production on her trip to Branson. “I remember that Captain Hook scared me,” she said. “I love this kind of entertainment. I wish there was more like this in Branson.” Eight shows a week Kids of all ages have the opportunity to see the long-loved tale of Peter Pan through Dec. 12 at The Mansion Theatre in Branson. The production stars Tony Award nominee and Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby in the title role. “It’s great fun,” Rigby, now in her mid-50s, said of the part she’s played off and on since 1984. “I always laugh and say, ‘They pay me to do this eight times a week.’ It’s really one of the most fun things anyone could do, go back and be a kid eight shows a week.” 
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